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URGENT: Where can I go to get a suspicious itchy mole on my arm checked out.
It started itching and changing shape about a week ago. On checking medical (inc. NHS) sites it says itching & changing shape is usually (but not always) a sign it could be cancerous.
Thank you.
See your doctor..?
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2022 12:24pm
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RichT wrote on Thu Aug 11, 2022 12:10pm:
See your doctor..?
It's something I want dealing with immediately.
The Dr here couldnt do a blood test for 2 weeks.
Results took another 2 weeks ..... So I prefer to
take other options.
I dont mind paying privately. But thanks, Tony.
Anne2019 wrote on Thu Aug 11, 2022 12:24pm:
It's something I want dealing with immediately.
The Dr here couldnt do a blood test for 2 weeks.
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Results took another 2 weeks ..... So I prefer to
take other options.
I dont mind paying privately. But thanks, Tony.
There is a dermatological specialist clinic here...
Policlinica Los Alcazares
Avda. Libertad, 86.
Los Alcazares., 30710 Murcia
Telephone: 968 33 46 36
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2022 2:18pm
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RichT wrote on Thu Aug 11, 2022 2:07pm:
There is a dermatological specialist clinic here...
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Policlinica Los Alcazares
Avda. Libertad, 86.
Los Alcazares., 30710 Murcia
Telephone: 968 33 46 36
Thank you. Going there tonight.
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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2022 8:36am
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The obvious answer is to go private, but just be careful as I’ve got fairly high level private insurance. I’ve got a similar abnormally, but the first appointment to see the dermatologist was 3 months. Plus with some insurances there is a wait time. So check the availability before you commit.
I had a blood test the other morning at 8.30 and picked up the results at 7 pm the same day. I have a FABULOUS doctors surgery in San Pedro del Pinatar, helpful staff, very modern, great all round service.
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2022 10:07am
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Peter24 wrote on Fri Aug 12, 2022 9:23am:
I had a blood test the other morning at 8.30 and picked up the results at 7 pm the same day. I have a FABULOUS doctors surgery in San Pedro del Pinatar, helpful staff, very modern, great all round service.
Peter, you are lucky,
I took an interpreter next time and she said she had never heard of anyone not being blood tested immediately! She tackled the doctor and he said it had been a mistake!
Normally, most people think the Spanis Healt service is fantastic.
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2022 1:01am
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Anne2019 wrote on Thu Aug 11, 2022 2:18pm:
Thank you. Going there tonight.
Good luck with everything Anne. Hopefully it will not be anything to worry about. x
On my visits to Spain we have had several visits to hospital nad the clinic in San Javier.
The nearest Hospital with A+E is Los Arcos which was in San Javier but is now near Pozo Aledo, north of San Javier.
https://murciatoday.com/-hospital-general-universitario-los-arcos-del-mar-menor_1523-bs.html
I'd be tempted to let them decide whether it is an emergency or not, as you say it's urgent.
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